FAO SUPPORTS REBEL- AND GOVERNMENT-CONTROLLED AREAS IN SUDAN

WITH SEEDS AND TOOLS -– MORE ASSISTANCE NEEDED

(Reissued as received.)

ROME,8 July (FAO)-- For the first time, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has successfully delivered a substantial amount of seeds and tools by road to previously inaccessible rebel-held areas in the Nuba Mountains in southern Sudan, according to a statement released today.

Committee on Elimination of

Discrimination against Women

616^th Meeting (AM)

Secretary-General Kofi Annan arrived in Geneva on Thursday, 26 June, where he began a series of meetings, including one with the President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Jakob Kellenberger.

SECRETARY-GENERAL WELCOMES LIBERIAN PRESIDENT TAYLOR’S

DECISION TO RESIGN AND LEAVE LIBERIA

The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:

SECRETARY-GENERAL ‘STRONGLY DEPLORES’ TERRORIST ATTACKS

IN PAKISTAN, RUSSIAN FEDERATION

The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:

The Secretary-General was shocked to learn of the terrorist attacks over the weekend in a Shi’ite mosque in Quetta and during a concert in Moscow.  More than 50 people were killed in Quetta and at least 13 in Moscow.

SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS UNITED NATIONS IS FIRMLY COMMITTED TO ASSISTING

WORLD COMMUNITY IN COMBATING ILLICIT SMALL ARMS TRADE

Following is the statement of Secretary-General Kofi Annan delivered today on his behalf by Under-Secretary-General for Disarmament Affairs Nobuyasu Abe to the First Biennial Meeting of States to Consider Implementation of the Programme of Action on Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects:

SECURITY COUNCIL LIBERIA TIMBER BAN COMES INTO FORCE

NEW YORK, 7 July (Department of Political Affairs) -- The President of the Security Council wishes to inform Member States that the measures contained in paragraph 17 of Security Council resolution 1478 (2003), adopted on 6 May 2003 (ban against the import of all round logs and timber products originating in Liberia), came into force at 00:01 eastern daylight time today.

Security Council

4784^th Meeting (AM)

IN MEETING ON DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO, SECURITY COUNCIL HEARS

CALL FOR END TO IMPUNITY FOR PERPETRATORS OF VIOLENCE

As there could be no real peace without an end to impunity, perpetrators of violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo must be brought to justice, the Security Council was told this morning during a briefing on the situation in that country.

Note to Correspondents

PANEL ON TRANSNATIONAL ORGANIZED CRIME AND TERRORISM TO BE HELD ON 8 JULY

UN CONVENTION AGAINST TRANSNATIONAL ORGANIZED CRIME

TO ENTER INTO FORCE ON 29 SEPTEMBER

(Reissued as received.)